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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # MAST-U Infrastructure and Software Engineer - **Company:** UK Atomic Energy Authority - **Location:** Culham, UK - **Salary:** £43,702.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Microsoft Windows, C++ (Programming Language), Data Infrastructure, Linux, DevOps, Elasticsearch, Hardware Design, Python (Programming Language), Modbus, Node.Js, OLE for Process Control, Ansible, Prometheus, Software Configuration Management, Software Engineering, TCP/IP, Network Switches, Data Storage Technologies, Grafana, Information Technology, Web Technologies, Restful APIs - **Published:** August 6, 2026 - **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=f4ad5848d7cb2e88 ## About the Role * Degree in relevant subject such as Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering or equivalent experience. * Experience of developing working, understandable software in Python C or C++ on embedded systems on Linux and windows platforms. * Deployment of software on Linux and windows platforms. * Experience on Serial, TCP/IP, ModBus and OPC protocols and DevOps using Dockter and Ansible. * Experience on web technologies like JavaScript, nodeJS, REST services. * Experience with IT administration for Linux or Windows device. Desirable Requirements: * Familiarity with IT network infrastructure e.g. network switch configuration. * Familiarity with setting up and managing data storage solutions. * Familiarity with infrastructural tools, such as Elastic stack, Grafana, Prometheus. ## Description The salary for this role is £43,702 (inclusive of a Specialist Allowance) . Onsite working is expected for 5 days a week, however, we actively support requests for flexible working., Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy. As MAST-U Infrastructure and Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in providing support to the MAST-U operational programme to ensure the delivery and availability of key IT systems that allow facility operation., This role is for an experienced IT and Software engineer competent with IT administration for Linux and Windows based systems, data storage systems and software for data infrastructure and diagnostics. It involves contributing to a wide variety of software development projects, data acquisition hardware design and development under the supervision of more experienced members of the team making ensure the availability and integrity of the data produced by the facility to users, both internally to UKAEA, but also to external collaborators., * Develop and improve software for diagnostic control and data acquisition systems for MAST-U. This involves evaluation, testing and refining software as well as maintaining suitable documentation of both the physical hardware and software configuration of systems. * Manage and upgrade MAST-U data infrastructure (network switch, data servers, update servers operational computing equipment). 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